[kwlug-disc] Home automation/security using ZWave?

[Raymond Chen]

Dusk-to-dawn sensor should work well enough for me. But my wife hates to
have the outdoor light on all night... So there is a 'click' of the switch
when it's turned on in the evening when we're coming back. I don't know if
it has somehow trained my cat a bit since he is always waiting for us at
our garage door when we are back. ^_^

Those sensors are cool. Some guys who live in farms set it up in the
entrance so they know there is car coming in or out. Or get notification if
the mailman drops something off.

On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net> wrote:

> Does that mean your outdoor lights are on the entire time you're home
> at night, but off otherwise? That seems like a bad idea, to me...
>
> We have a dusk-to-dawn motion sensor for our outdoor light, which is
> less sexy but more practical, IMO.
>
> Some day I'd like to set up a system that has a motion sensor
> activated camera for the yard / driveway / pantry (I have 2 kids ;)
>
> On 2 February 2016 at 08:23, Raymond Chen <raymondchen625 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I use Wink as my home automation hub, which connects to a switch for my
> > outdoor lamps. And I connect it with IFTTT and my a web service written
> with
> > node.js on my Raspberry Pi. So when my phone enters the area of my
> house, a
> > web request will be sent to my raspberry pi, it checks to see the
> daylight
> > status. If it's after sunset, another request will be sent to IFTTT and
> > trigger my Wink hub to turn on my outdoor lamps.
> > Those connected device are pricey, which is why I haven't set up home
> > security system yet. Alarm, tripper and motion detector are on my watch
> > list.
> >
> > Raymond
>
>
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